Last Friday's headlines about the uncovering of the responsible parties behind the infamous Tattle Life ("Tattle") website has once again brought to the forefront...

RDJ Partners Finola McCarthy and Alison Bearpark, alongside Solicitor Georgina Wallace were joined by guest speaker James Burke BL to review the practical issues and risks with collateral agreements and relevant case law ...

A degree of trust between parties is required in legal transactions. However, if an immutable record of data existed, we could eliminate this dependency on others.

There is a great deal of excitement surrounding this technology. Smart contracts have the potential to be traceable, transparent, and irreversible

The 2016 EU Directive on the Security of Network and Information Systems (the "Directive") seeks to prevent and minimise the impact of cyber security incidents in the EU.

Since the introduction of GDPR and Article 82(1) GDPR which introduced the concept of non-material damages for an infringement of this Regulation, practitioners have struggled to interpret the provision...

In a joint statement issued on 31 March 2020, following a remote meeting held on the day prior, Chief Justice Frank Clarke and the Presidents of each of the Court jurisdictions

Following our earlier Insight, we received a range of queries from our clients as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to disrupt commercial

In recent months business interruption cover has emerged as a bone of contention, particularly for business owners who felt that their insurance policy...

The Consumer Contracts Bill 2017 was introduced as a private members bill by Sinn Fein (Pearse Doherty TD) with the express intention that it would...

To date there also has been a provision whereby parties could voluntarily notify a merger or acquisition.

In a significant decision of the Irish Supreme Court delivered on 18 February 2026 (ACE Autobody Limited -v- Motorpark Limited, Brecol Limited and JDM Automotive Limited [2026] IESC 9)...

Annual leave and public holidays are governed by the provisions of Part III of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (the ‘Act') which provides an entitlement to paid annual leave as follows:

In practice, force majeure clauses, which are agreed between the parties by way of the contract itself, are preferable to relying on the doctrine of frustration.

The Revenue Commissioners last night published details of a support payment scheme introduced as part of the response by the Government to COVID-19.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the examinership framework in Ireland and given the current challenges facing businesses, ...

The High Court .of England and Wales (the "Court") recently considered whether a party to a contract had been correctly served.

This Insight provides a high level overview of the mandatory sustainability reporting requirements that will apply to Irish companies following the introduction of the CRSD...

Over the last number of years, and particularly in the last 18 months, employment lawyers have faced the above question on a daily basis from their clients.

Ensuring that employees get suitable rest breaks is vitally important in maintaining a happy and healthy workforce. However, the reality for employers is that it can be difficult to provide employees